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Reproductive behaviour of males of Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)
Dubcová, Dominika ; Černý, Martin (advisor) ; Dolný, Aleš (referee)
Communication among animals often relies on visible signals and the ability to compatibly perceive them. Correct signal perception is especially important for animals with male sexual selection. In my master's thesis, I am addressing the issue of how does a male golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) recognize a female of the same kind and therefore, what is the main trigger of copulation behavior. Dragonflies display a wide variety of colors and possess very big eyes. These characteristics already suggest that they are very liable on color vision (Futahashi, 2015). Their sight is perfectly developed within the insect class and plays the most important role in the imagines in comparison to other senses. The ability to orient themselves using sight is not just important for orientation in space, nonetheless it is important for reproduction. Since golden-ringed dragonflies do not demonstrate visible color dimorphism, previous as well as my research suggests that the key role for female reconnaissance is primarily their typical movement above water surface during oviposition. In my research, I presented variable types of lure - females to male golden-ringed dragonflies and I observed what is the foremost trigger of reproduction behavior in the males. Besides the above mentioned female...
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Migrations of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata)
Hančíková, Barbora ; Černý, Martin (advisor) ; Waldhauser, Martin (referee)
This study is aimed at the phenomenon of migration, which is not still fully explored and which, by different circumstances, undergo several species of dragonflies (Odonata). Only for a few species from several tens of migrants generally, their migration route and strategies are explored. These case studies are described and I am also dealing with those species of dragonflies for which migration is not fully explored, and I am pointing out the other possible fields of research. One of the aims of my work is the comparison of different attributes and strategies of migration in dragonflies with other migrants from insect as well as the migratory birds.
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Biotic and abiotic factors affecting territorial and reproductive behaviour of dragonflies (Odonata)
KYBICOVÁ, Tereza
Habitat selection, territorial behaviour and reproductive behaviour of dragonflies (Odonata) are discussed and biotic and abiotic factors affecting their territorial and reproductive behaviour are reviewed. The most important biotic factors are predation risk affecting larval survival and the presence of aquatic vegetation, which provides spatial structure. The review is complemented by a field study of territorial and reproductive behavior of dragonflies at an experimental site, at which the quality of individual pools was manipulated by a combination of the presence or absence of artificial vegetation and the presence or absence of an introduced top predator (late-instar larvae of Anax and Aeshna).
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How predation risk affects the growth and development of dragonfly larvae?
PEROUTKA, Miroslav
Predation and prey responses to predators in aquatic environment are reviewed with emphasis on non-lethal effect of predators on prey life history, antipredator behavior and related mechanisms. The review focuses on dragonfly larvae and other groups of prey with complex life histories, mainly anurans. The review is complemented by laboratory experiments examining the effects of varied food availability and predation risk on a selected species of dragonfly, Sympetrum vulgatum.
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Species variability of bentic organisms in Dračice river classicifed by PERLA system
KOUTNIK, Dalibor
Examination ecological size selected part of river (from village Františkov to border with Austria) on the basis of field watching. Observed results are analysed by system PERLA. Method is based on analysing biodiversity makrozoobenthos sample from fordables running water. Sampling can be apply in running water, where water column not exceed 1 m and speed of water stream to 1 m/s. Taking is made by normal or low water stage.
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